TABLE 6.

Comparison between the pre-test and the post-test measures of the participants with a moderate degree of disability.

	SIP variables	Pre-test	Post-test				SF-36 variables	Pre-test	Post-test
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	n	Z	P-value		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	n	Z	P-value
Physical	Body care and movement	25.36 ± 15.37	24.87 ± 14.36	18	–0.191	0.848	Physical functioning	29.16 ± 19.72	28.33 ± 24.00	18	–0.176	0.860
	Mobility	10.55 ± 13.04	12.77 ± 11.78	18	–0.791	0.429	Role-physical	18.05 ± 32.99	43.05 ± 42.70	18	–2.584	0.010**
	Ambulation	40.27 ± 16.72	37.96 ± 15.18	18	–0.790	0.430	Bodily pain	46.72 ± 34.30	50.44 ± 32.54	18	–0.549	0.583
Psychosocial	Social interaction	25.55 ± 19.84	18.61 ± 18.21	18	–2.057	0.040*	Social functioning	54.16 ± 29.07	54.86 ± 30.66	18	–0.106	0.916
	Emotional behavior	19.13 ± 20.09	15.43 ± 21.26	18	–1.182	0.237	Role-emotional	51.85 ± 48.80	75.92 ± 42.48	18	–2.066	0.039*
	Alertness behavior	33.88 ± 28.31	29.44 ± 27.75	18	–0.349	0.727	Mental health	60.66 ± 18.00	62.66 ± 19.06	18	–0.156	0.876
	Communication	12.34 ± 19.01	13.58 ± 19.63	18	–0.170	0.865
Others	Sleep and rest	30.15 ± 17.59	26.98 ± 16.89	18	–0.733	0.463	Vitality	36.94 ± 20.66	45.00 ± 17.23	18	–2.069	0.039*
	Home management	55.00 ± 18.86	56.66 ± 19.09	18	–0.316	0.752	General health	33.05 ± 19.98	38.05 ± 21.36	18	–1.481	0.139
	Recreation and pastimes	37.50 ± 26.42	33.33 ± 23.87	18	–1.038	0.299
	Employment	14.81 ± 10.08	11.11 ± 12.63	18	–1.285	0.199
	Eating	4.93 ± 9.50	4.93 ± 7.83	18	–0.333	0.739
Global	Physical dimension	26.04 ± 12.68	25.67 ± 11.12	18	–0.157	0.875	Physical component	28.84 ± 7.43	30.34 ± 8.58	18	–0.327	0.744
	Psychosocial dimension	23.61 ± 17.31	19.32 ± 16.35	18	–1.424	0.154	Mental component	43.61 ± 15.02	47.76 ± 12.19	18	–1.546	0.122
	Total SIP	26.06 ± 10.17	23.89 ± 10.17	18	–0.877	0.380

SD, standard deviation; n, number of participants; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.